CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 7 -- The University of Virginia School of Law posted the following news: * * * 6 Professors To Present Research at Top Law and Economics Conference * Six University of Virginia School of Law professors will have their research featured at the American Law and Economics Association annual meeting May 15-16. The conference committee chooses articles from around 400 submissions each year; this year, selected scholars will present at the University of Chicago.   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Emerson J. Sykes, senior staff attorney of the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the American Civil Liberties Union, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education": * * * Good morning, Chair Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, Subcommittee Chair Burgess, Subcommittee Ranking   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown protects homeland security funding from politically motivated cuts as federal government drops appeal * Attorney General Nick Brown and a multistate coalition have successfully resolved a lawsuit stopping the Trump administration from unlawfully taking homeland security funding away from states that would not comply with the administration's political agenda. In Dece  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Protects Critical Homeland Security Funding from Politically Motivated Cut Trump Administration drops appeal of final order, permanently and fully resolving case in California's favor  OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the successful resolution of a multistate lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from unlawfully allocating f  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Successfully Protects Critical Counterterrorism Funding NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured a final victory in her lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully cutting critical public safety funding to New York and other states. Attorney General James and 11 other attorneys general sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Secur  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL PROTECTS CRITICAL HOMELAND SECURITY FUNDING FROM POLITICALLY MOTIVATED CUT Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the successful resolution of his lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully allocating federal homeland security funding to and from states based on their compliance with the administration's political agenda. In December, the U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CT Urges Travelers to Know Their Rights Ahead of Hajj and Summer Travel Season As thousands of Muslims across the United States prepare to travel for Hajj, family visits, business trips, and summer vacations, the Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) is reminding community members to understand their constitutional rights while traveling through U.S  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, May 7 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS announces 2026 faculty promotion and tenure awards * The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has announced seven faculty members will receive the college's esteemed Dean's Scholar, Collegiate Scholar, Distinguished Associate Professor of Instruction, and Distinguished Professor of Instruction awards for the July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028 award period. CLAS Dean'  more

NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Court Extends Pause on Termination of TPS for Somalia Pending U.S. Supreme Court Decision * (Boston, M.A.)-On Friday, May 1, a federal judge in Massachusetts extended the pause of the effective termination date of Somalia's Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The order ensures Somali TPS holders maintain their status until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling concerning TPS   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * Nebraska Organizations Move to Defend Access to Affordable Higher Education Organizations Seek to Intervene to Oppose Collusive Effort to Eliminate In-State Tuition Eligibility * Omaha, Neb. -- Orel Alliance and the True Potential Scholarship moved to inte  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Judge Orders Olivia Andre's Release from Dilley, Pingree Announces * Just hours after returning to Maine from San Antonio, Texas, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) shared news that a federal district court judge has ordered Olivia Andre's release from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center in Dilley, Texas. According to Olivia's lawyer, Elora Mukherjee, the  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 6 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A involving Katherine McKenzie, director of the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine and associate professor of general medicine at Yale School of Medicine: * * * For two decades, a Yale center has served as forensic witness to trauma In a Q&A, Yale's Katherine McKenzie explains the work of the Center for Asylum Medicine, which offers forensic medical evaluations to those who may have experienced physical and psychological sc  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Full Texas Republican Delegation Backs Arrington Resolution Affirming States' Right to Defend Against Border Invasion * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) announced that every Texas Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives has endorsed H.Res.50, his resolution affirming states' constitutional authority to defend themselves when the federal government fails   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12690) on May 6, 2026, by economic policy analyst D. Andrew Austin. Here are excerpts: * * * The FY2027 President's Budget in Historical Context: Revenues On April 3, 2026, the Trump Administration submitted its budget for FY2027, which proposes to constrain nondefense spending, maintain spending on border security and immigration enforcement, and increase defense spending. In Fe  more

ALBANY, New York, May 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Agreement on FY 2027 State Budget Governor Kathy Hochul today announced an agreement has been reached with legislative leaders on key priorities in the Fiscal Year 2027 New York State Budget.  A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below:  Thank you very much, everyone. Today is the day. I want to thank you all for joining us, and I'm very proud t  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Graduate Commencement speaker stresses consistency and authenticity * "Paths don't have to be linear to be meaningful' When Nourhan Beshir Attia earned her bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at Cairo University in 2020, she couldn't have known that six years later, she would be addressing her classmates as the graduate commencement speaker. Grad school wasn't even part of her plan. But after   more

NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: Political] -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * Hispanic Federation Applauds Governor Hochul's Proposed NY Budget for Prioritizing the Safety, Rights, and Well Being of New Yorkers * "Governor Hochul announced a budget deal that upholds the rights of New Yorkers and conf  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news: * * * How Immigration Policy Affects New Yorkers, and What Comes Next * Professor Robert C. Smith of the CUNY Graduate Center and Baruch College and Manuel Castro, the former New York City commissioner of immigrant affairs and a Baruch graduate, join The Thought Project for a timely conversation about immigration policy at a moment of deep uncertainty. Smith draws on decades of research on Mexican m  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE New York removes convicted coup leader to Burkina Faso * NEW YORK -ICE removed a convicted Burkinabe coup leader from the United States to Burkina Faso on April 22 pursuant to a final order of removal from an immigration judge. During immigration proceedings, the court found Zakaria Songotoua, 40, was ineligible for immigration benefits because he p  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Illegal alien sent to prison for role in cocaine trafficking conspiracy * LAREDO, Texas - A 52-year-old illegal alien from Mexico living in Laredo has been sentenced for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than $1 million in cocaine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck. Luis Manuel Castillo Garcia pleaded guilty Nov. 3, 2025, to co  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Illegal reentry into U.S. lands three-time DUI offender in federal prison * HOUSTON - A 32-year-old illegal alien from Mexico with a felony criminal history has been sentenced for illegally reentering the country without authorization, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck. Jose Alejandro Luna-Rangel pleaded guilty Feb. 25. U.S. District Judge Lee   more

TAMPA, Florida, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Jacksonville Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over Eleven Years in Federal Prison * Jacksonville, FL - James Herbert Asberry, III (39, Jacksonville) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl and methamphetamine. As part of his sent  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Sues Homeland Security for Records on New Jersey ICE Facility Breach by Newark Mayor, Three Democratic Congress Members Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeking audio and video recordings, as well as inter-agency communications, related to a May 9, 2025, breach of the Delaney H  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Introduces Updated Pregnant Women in Custody Act After Reports of Neglect and Miscarriages in Immigration Detention * Revised legislation extends safeguards to ICE, CBP, and ORR facilities WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) reintroduced the Pregnant Women in Custody Act, critical legislation that establishes care standards for pregnant and postpartum   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Responds to Illinois State Police Investigation Into ICE Killing of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, Renews Calls for Accountability Over Trump Administration Abuses * SCHAUMBURG, IL -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today issued the following statement in response to the Illinois State Police opening an independent investigation into the 2025 killing of Silverio Villegas Gonz  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 8 (TNSrep) -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * The Littler Annual Employer Survey 2026 Insights from more than 300 business leaders reveal how artificial intelligence, policy shifts and employment litigation risks are impacting U.S. workplaces * U.S. employers are bracing for new developments in workplace policy and regulation as technology-related risks - namely around AI and data privacy - take center stage. This comes as businesses adju  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Protects Critical Homeland Security Funding From Politically Motivated Cut * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced the successful resolution of a lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from unlawfully allocating federal homeland security funding based on states' willingness to divert public safety resources to carry out the a  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * MINNESOTA MADNESS: Minnesota Board of Pardons Unanimously Pardons Criminal Illegal Alien Convicted of Two Counts of Assault * The board's pardon removed his qualifying convictions that made him removable from the U.S. WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued the following statement after the Minnesota Board of Pardons' unanimous decision to pardon a crim  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * MS-13 Member Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Racketeering * BOSTON - A member of La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a previously-unsolved murder. Adam Rodriguez, a/k/a "Pelon," 35, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge William G. Young to 15 years in prison, to be followed by  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Michaele N. Turnage Young, senior counsel and co-manager of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Equal Protection Initiative, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Congress must also ensure ED is adequa  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * New York man sentenced to prison for $1 million COVID-19 fraud following HSI task force investigation * NEW YORK -A Homeland Security Investigations New York task force investigation, executed in partnership with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, has landed a Smithtown man 15 months in prison for defrauding the Small Business Administration of approxima  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Outlines Farm Bill Priorities for California * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, released an outline of his priorities for the 2026 Farm Bill following the recent passage of a Farm Bill by the U.S. House of Representatives. As the first U.S. Senator from California to serve on the Senate Agriculture Commit  more

NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU Premieres New Music Video 'Huddled Masses' by Shaina Taub Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and two-time Tony Winner and NYCLU Artist Ambassador Shaina Taub (Suffs, Ragtime ) released a newly-arranged single and music video for Taub's song "Huddled Masses." The NYCLU, Taub, and artists came together to record the new rendition to honor immigrant communities an  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez Demands CBP End Detainment and Return Parents of US Citizen Teen with Terminal Cancer * Chicago, IL - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement on the case of Kevin Gonzalez, her 18-year-old constituent with stage 4 colon cancer, whose parents were detained by CBP in Arizona after trying to cross the border to reunite with their son and say goodbye. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez Statement on Illinois State Police Launching an Investigation Into the Murder of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez * Chicago, IL - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement on the Illinois State Police investigation that was launched into the murder of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez: "The recently announced investigation by the Illinois State Police into the murde  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Foushee Introduces Legislation to Extend Visas for International STEM Students Graduating From U.S. Universities * DURHAM, NC (May 7, 2026) -Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) introduced the Stop the Brain Drain Act, which would help retain STEM talent in the United States by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to codify the Optional Practical Training program and ext  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Goldman Rallies With Immigration Advocates Against Palantir's Mass Surveillance Practices * Follows Rep. Goldman demanding answers from Department of Homeland Security about use of Palantir software for Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations Assets HERE New York, N.Y. \- Today, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman led a rally outside Palantir's New York City office to protest the surve  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Demands Answers from Dept. of Commerce on Trump Admin Ties to Sanctioned Spyware Firm * PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 7, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding answers about the Trump Administration's relationship with NSO Group, the Israeli spyware com  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Tokuda, Strickland, Matsui, and Sen. Hirono Introduce AANHPI Mental Health Day Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), Rep. Doris Matsui (CA-07), and Senator Mazie K. Hirono (HI), introduced a resolution recognizing May 10 th as National A  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Mullin Highlights Multiple Murderers, Gang Members, Weapons Traffickers, and Other Dangerous Criminal Illegal Aliens Arrested by ICE Yesterday * Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more criminal illegal aliens convicted for horrific crimes including murder, aggravated a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release: * * * Seventh Circuit Affirms Extension of Castanon Nava Consent Decree Holding ICE Accountable for Unlawful Warrantless Arrests The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision affirming an October 2025 ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Cummings which extended the Castanon Nava Consent Decree and ordered the release of individuals unlawfully arrested without w  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * THIS IS OUR WHY: DHS Releases Video Honoring Carissa Aspnes Who Was Severely Injured in a Hit-and-Run by an Illegal Alien Who Ran a Stop Sign * President Trump opened the VOICE office to provide support to victims of illegal aliens and their families WASHINGTON - Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a video featuring Patricia Fox and Daniel Frick, the An  more

NEW YORK, May 8 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Law Enforcement Escalates Use of Three Crowd-Control Weapons Against Immigration Protesters, Resulting in Severe Health Harms and No Accountability: PHR Visual Investigation U.S. law enforcement agencies increasingly deployed three crowd-control weapons in dangerous ways to crack down on immigration protests over the past year, according to a new visual investigation by Physicians for Human Rights (PH  more

NEW YORK, May 7 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * UN Guidance on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes * Gender stereotypes are such a pervasive part of everyday life that it can be hard to even recognize them-but they do extraordinary damage and are at the root of many forms of inequality and violence. Under the international Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), governments are obligated to eradicate th  more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 7 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Landmark survey exposes a hidden system of migrant worker exploitation across Australia International students are being underpaid $3.18 billion in wages every year. Australia's largest ever survey of migrant workers reveals how. A survey of 10,000 migrants has found that Australian businesses systematically underpay migrant workers. Two-thirds of employees were paid less than they were   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 8 -- The University of Southern California Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news: * * * Renewed Civic Engagement Vital to Strengthening Democracy, Former UK Prime Minister Brown Says Breakdown in civic life, long overlooked, is giving rise to extremist politics worldwide By Jason Millman People around the world are losing trust in democratic governments as economic prospects decline, social fabric unravels and civic participa  more

MONROVIA, California, May 8 -- World Vision International issued the following news release: * * * Rights Without Borders: Children and Youth Set the Agenda for Climate Migration Bangkok -- During the 2026 IMRF (International Migration Review Forum) side event, "Bridging Regions, Building Futures: Asia-Arab Youth-Led Solutions on Climate Mobility," children and young people from Asia and the Arab regions issued a powerful call to action, asserting that their voices are essential in addressing  more